canucklehead44 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Kassian is under-hyped. 1. The fact we traded Hodgson for him already made him unpopular. 2. He was awesome early on but not so much down the stretch increasing expectations. Size, speed, skill, scoring, playmaking, hitting, fighting. A pretty deadly combination. His weakness is more his mental game and conditioning. I expect those to improve as he matures. As a first year pro Hodgson put up 30 points in 52 AHL games and 3 points in 20 NHL games. Kassian put up 26 points in 30 AHL games and 10 points in 48 NHL games. How are people already writing him off??? I think he should be put into a 3rd line offensive role along with Booth and Schroeder/play making centre. 13 minutes per night with a little bit of PP time. We also got Gragnani. 15 points, +6 in 58 games are decent rookie numbers. He is also the youngest guy since Kronwal to win AHL defenseman of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown33429 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raoul Duke Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 He's an effing ROOKIE!!!! How the hell can you overhype a 21 year-old with 44 total games under his belt???? Oh wait, it's CDC and this place is full of jaggoffs. Forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostdivision Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 He's an effing ROOKIE!!!! How the hell can you overhype a 21 year-old with 44 total games under his belt???? Oh wait, it's CDC and this place is full of jaggoffs. Forgot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Kassian is exactly the type of forward we needed on the Nucks, tough and skilled. And IMO a player like Hodgson is easier to replace than a player like Kassian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfall Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Under coaching like LA's he would contribute just fine and not be out of place. If he took a penalty, they would tell him right away what to do differently. It wouldn't be about hype or no hype, he'd just be effective, period. Under the Canucks coaching the system is about guessing what they want him to do without telling him or helping him. I could see him be a good hit the counter attack power forward like Dustin brown on shorthanded breakaways but this mostly takes coaching to anticipate when and where to be for these chances. So either it will take a few years if slow learning and unlearning bs from the Canucks coaching or under good coaching I could see him start to do well this season. This "rookie's won't do well" crap mostly exists in vancouver because of spin and politics. If they poured tons of resources into him and he still failed then yea it didn't work. but teams with players half as talented are doing twice as much so something is wrong here in Vancouver. Cough coaching or lack thereof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayman Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 He's overhyped, but he's more than capable of proving everyone wrong. наилучшими пожеланиями, Матушка Россия Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Putting his Junior stats and comparing them to Hodgson's would still help Hodgson's case... Kassian: Regular season totals GP:213 G:71 A:121 PTS:192 PIM:358 Playoff Totals GP:44 G:14 A:21 Pts:35 PIM:85 Hodgson: Regular season totals GP: 197 G:114 A:129 PTS:243 PIM:102 Playoff totals: GP:41 G:20 A:30 PTS:50 PIM:22 Lets compare their world championships stats too Kassian: GP:17 G:6 A:8 PTS:14 PIM:31 Hodgson: GP:17 G:10 A: 23 PTS:33 PIM: 14 I wonder who was actually "over-hyped". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumballthechewy Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Putting his Junior stats and comparing them to Hodgson's would still help Hodgson's case... Kassian: Regular season totals GP:213 G:71 A:121 PTS:192 PIM:358 Playoff Totals GP:44 G:14 A:21 Pts:35 PIM:85 Hodgson: Regular season totals GP: 197 G:114 A:129 PTS:243 PIM:102 Playoff totals: GP:41 G:20 A:30 PTS:50 PIM:22 Lets compare their world championships stats too Kassian: GP:17 G:6 A:8 PTS:14 PIM:31 Hodgson: GP:17 G:10 A: 23 PTS:33 PIM: 14 I wonder who was actually "over-hyped". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberries Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 still better than coho...remeber people saying coho was the next giroux LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberries Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 still better than coho...remeber people saying coho was the next giroux LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 still better than coho...remeber people saying coho was the next giroux LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aca11 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Saying twice doesn't make is so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamHerO Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Kassian isn't pure offense like Hodgson and comparing the two is like comparing Naslund and Bertuzzi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Give him time he's 21. He might not turn out to be a huge scoring machine, but saying that he is a machine. He's big can hit, IMO his skating is above average, is a decent passer, but is a little anxious with the puck, he needs to grow into his game, give him time down in the 3rd line with the Canucks maybe the 4th line, and let him have regular ice time. He will be a 20 goal scorer in the future, big physical boy, with some offensive prowess. Give him time don't i'm not jumping the bandwagon yet on this guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyzer Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I predict he becomes a 50-40 point scorer within the next few seasons. Big guy, mean streak, will drop the gloves, soft hands and a good shot. Not many of these "Nash" like players come around on a daily basis if you know what I mean. Not only is he YOUNG, he can learn the game from some of the best players in the League (Sedins, Kesler, etc). Give him a chance. He will be special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradinToSmyl Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 To win games, you have to score goals. Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surtur Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Kassian will be fine. put him on the third line with Lappy and Hanson... and watch him grow as a player.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmm Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 He's much better than Bertuzzi was at that age, just wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gumballthechewy Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 To win games, you have to score goals. Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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